Cat peeing on my bed while we are sleeping in it?

Posted May 17th, 2010 by admin




My male cat is almost 2 years old. He has been neutered and is box trained. Twice this week he has come into our room and peed on our bed while we were sleeping. The first time he came by our head and pissed on my hair and my pillow. This morning he jumped up and peed again. My husband was awake at the time. Is he marking us? One time he jumped on my husbands lap and pissed on him. Any feedback would be helpful!




3 Responses to “Cat peeing on my bed while we are sleeping in it?”

  1. michele_cat_cyprus

    It could be a symptom of illness, so it’s worth giving your vet a call to see if you need to take your cat for a check-up. If he gets a clean bill of health, then it’s most likely a behavioural problem. The one that springs to mind is "associative" elimination.

    Cats aren’t disgusted by the smell of their own urine or faeces, so it never occurs to them that we might find it offensive. However, if they are feeling anxious that their territory is under threat, this can trigger marking behaviour. They’ll often choose places like beds to do this, because they smell most strongly of their loved ones. By mixing their scent with yours, they are trying to reinforce the bond between you, and send out a united "keep away" message to any rivals (real or imagined) whom they feel might be challenging their right to be there. You need to investigate what might be making him feel threatened, and then reduce or eliminate the source of his stress.

    The web site below has a helpful check list of 18 reasons why cats might feel stressed or unhappy enough to begin marking territory, and advice on dealing with this behaviour.

    http://www.celiahaddon.co.uk/pet%20problems/cats/cat_main.html

    You might also want to consider investing in a Feliway plug-in. They emit an aroma which cats find very comforting, and if he feels more secure he’ll be less inclined to scent mark.

    Hope this helps.

  2. ?

    this is common of a cat who does not spend much time with its owners, it wants you to start paying attention to him. You may also try changing his litter more often and if that doesn’t work you may want to take him to a veterinarian because there could be something wrong with him that you don’t want to have escalate into a large problem.

  3. Alicia

    well cats are very intresting animals lol, sometime they do that when something has been changed in there life, stress, mad, or even feels left out. There is this spray you can buy to spray on areas you dont want you cat to pee on(locate it at a pet store), use it a few times in areas hes doing it in and sometimes they learn not to go there bc of the smell it will produce. Good Luck and that sucks

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